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Guelph and Toronto are about 60 miles apart. Guelph is home to about 115,000 residents and includes attractions like the University of Guelph; Sleeman Centre, where the Guelph Storm hockey team plays; and the River Run Centre, which hosts performing arts shows. Toronto, with approximately 2.5 million residents, offers Canada's Wonderland, the Toronto Zoo, the Royal Ontario Museum and Eaton Centre. Ontario's mass transit system supplies weekday, weekend and holiday travel options within the province. A bus ride between the cities on a Go Transit bus line takes about two hours and 40 minutes vs. a one-hour and 10-minute VIA Rail Canada train ride.

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Step 1

Go to the Guelph Terminal, located in downtown Guelph at the intersection of Macdonell and Carden Streets. The bus and train depart from Guelph Terminal and arrive in downtown Toronto's Union Station.

Step 2

Purchase a two-ride Go Transit bus ticket on the Georgetown Go Train and Bus to take a round-trip bus ride to Toronto or buy a VIA Rail Canada train ticket London-Toronto or Sarnia-Toronto eastbound train at the ticket booth. As of February 2011, a two-way bus ticket from Guelph to Toronto costs about $23, vs. a two-way rail ticket, priced around $45.

Step 3

Board your Go bus at platform number four at your scheduled time. Show your ticket to the driver when entering the bus. The eastbound ride to Toronto's Union Station Bus Terminal includes 19 stops along the way. Get off at Toronto's Union Station -- the second to last stop on the transit line. Your other option is to board the London-Toronto or Sarnia-Toronto eastbound train, based on the route noted on your train ticket, and detrain at Toronto's Union Station.

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